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Vet Parasitol
; 196(3-4): 541-3, 2013 Sep 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23582666
ABSTRACT
Lagochilascariosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the nematode Lagochilascaris sp., with the northern of Brazil representing 81.2% of all reports of the disease worldwide. The aim of this study was to report the first occurrence of feline lagochilascariosis in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern of Brazil. It was diagnosed through coproparasitologic exam and laboratorial identification of the nematodes.